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F ^4' Water Structures and Environment Committee November 16, 1991 with run for the Grathwol sees the need to educate everyone about the problem. While he sees the chance of success as minimal, everyone must be asked to help, change their attitud-^s. get them all to talk about it - it is going in t{ie right direction. Cochran acknowledged there could be a problem Implementation, but he would like to .see a plan, perhaps through the EWM Task Force, and presented to the Board. Cochran moved, Babcock seconded, to forward the concept a proaction plan designed to prevent the introduction of Zebra Mussel into Lake Minnetonka to the Board for discussion. Motion carried. The executive director reported tl>e Minne.sota Lake Management Federation appointed a steering committee which meets on 11/16 to deal with exotics. This el fort will bring in the whole state. Radical changes are needed. That group will welcome public agencies to bring out the costs (dollars, inconvenience and sacrifice) and determine the public’s willingness to support it. Babcock added that if there were enough money to cover the costs there may not be tlv= negative reaction expected from the public. Foster moved, Pillsbury seconded, that the LMCD Environmer.t Committee direct the executive director to present the conceptual plan to prevent the introduction of Zebra Mus.se 1 into Lake Minnetonka to the Minnesota Lake Management Fedorati';>n as an indication of the committee's concei'n -about Zebra Mu.s.sel and that this is one method being contemplated for the protecti'.*n of Lake Minnetonka. Motion carried. WATER STRUCTURES The agenda was amended to consider Item 3 to public. accommodate the 3. Excelsior Park Tavern, Excelsior Day, Excelsior was the The Excelsior Park Tavern (EFT) multiple dock license brought before the committee for clarification. In 1990 ownership changed from a private yacht club facility to a public restaurant, the Excelsior Park Tavern. When operating privately as the Excelsior Bay Yacht Club (EBYC) there were .3L‘ transient slips. The EBYC applied for a reconfiguration of the dock with eight additional slips. They were granted approval of 40 slips. 26 for overnight storage rental, 10 transient and 4 for charter boats which would boai*d and discharge passengers as well as docking overnight. The license was conditioned upon furnishing specific amenities. An Environmental Assessment W«.irksheet was prepared. The City of Excelsior denied the use of slips for boarding and discharging charter boat passengers because of a lack of sufficient parking. The additional eight docks liave not been built. The EPT has been operating with tlie 3U original slips, 18 of whicli are overniglit storage, lU transient and 4 for -continued